Category: PLACE

  • 10 Steps to Lifelong Learning – Right Here in Charlottesville!

    We are so fortunate to have many, many opportunities for lifelong learning right here in the Charlottesville area! As I read through the post quoted below I thought about my venture into blogging for seniors.  Since I have an IT/Web background, I volunteered to sponsor an after-school computer club at Jackson-Via Elementary School.  Having read…

  • 2010 Neighborhood Leadership Institute

    Here is a great lifelong learning and civic engagement opportunity!  You will learn a lot about our community and city government and perhaps find your perfect niche for civic engagement.  Sign up soon to reserve your space! The City of Charlottesville is accepting applications for the 2010 Neighborhood Leadership Institute NLI will provide its participants…

  • A Day’s Outing – Find Events, Family Activities, Festivals, Gardens, Museums, Travel Destinations

    Looking for Outings in the Charlottesville area? A Day’s Outing may have just the information to help you plan a trip./ Virginia travel tale Crabtree Falls is the most beautiful waterfall hike in Virginia, located in Nelson County and in the George Washington National Forest. It is also the tallest waterfall east of the Mississippi.…

  • Jackson-Via PTO News Flash – Outdoor Learning Centers

    Outdoor Learning Centers at Jackson-Via Elementary School On October 29th, from 12:00 – 1:00 at the Charlottesville Community Design Center (CCDC) on the Downtown Mall, local designers Reed Muehlman, Jessica Primm, Eugene Ryang, and Chris Woods, along with Jackson-Via staff, will present a Master Plan for Jackson-Via Elementary School’s Outdoor Learning Centers during a brown…

  • JABA Community Tag Sale & Volunteer Opportunities – Can you help?

    Come shop for some great items while supporting a worthwhile cause! JABA is having a Community Tag Sale on Sunday, October 25th, from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at 674 Hillsdale Drive, Charlottesville.  All proceeds go towards programs and services at JABA’s Community Centers and Adult Care Center.  You can find clothes, jewelry, household items, baked…

  • Beyond the Bars- new website and blog from Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail Inmate Programs

    Phyllis Back, Director of Programs, Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, has launched a new website and blog. This jail-programs blog is sure to be another “first” for us in Charlottesville!  Some recordings from the Music and Poetry Class are already available, and more will be coming soon.  Stay tuned for announcements of events as well as information…